Town · Centro, Portugal · 40.56°N 8.13°W
Campo de Besteiros, Portugal
Campo de Besteiros is a town of 1,474 people in Centro, with January highs of 12°C, 6 days a year above 35°C, a hospital 6.2 km from the centre and Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE) 28 km away.
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Normal for November, 1991-2020
15°high · low 8°C · 13 rain days
Who Campo de Besteiros suits
Generated from the data below by published rulesGood fit for
No good-fit verdicts for Campo de Besteiros yet. Verdicts only use values that are precise enough to judge with.
Weaker fit for
- Anyone who dislikes rain115 rainy days a year
Climate comfort
25/ 100
Rank 721 of 766 in Portugal
Based on: Average daily high (January), Days above 35°C (recent), Days with rain (year), Tropical nights (recent), Frost days (recent)
Car-free living
21/ 100
Rank 729 of 797 in Portugal
Based on: Places within a 15-minute walk (grocery), Places within a 15-minute walk (pharmacy), Places within a 15-minute walk (cafe), Distance to nearest (train station), Distance to nearest (bus station)
Access to services
39/ 100
Rank 508 of 807 in Portugal
Based on: Distance to nearest (hospital), Nearest airport with scheduled flights, Places within a 15-minute walk (grocery), Places within a 15-minute walk (doctor), Places within a 15-minute walk (school)
How precise is each number?Town-levelmeasured or computed for this townModelledestimated from a grid or a modelRegionalonly available for the wider area
Campo de Besteiros compared with Porto
Pick another town in Portugal to see the differences in plain terms.
- 1°C colder in JanuaryAverage January highCampo de Besteiros 12°CPorto 13°C
- 2°C hotter in JulyAverage July highCampo de Besteiros 28°CPorto 26°C
- 4 fewer rainy days a yearDays with rain per yearCampo de Besteiros 115Porto 119
- 5 more very hot days a yearDays above 35°C per yearCampo de Besteiros 6.3Porto 1.0
- 4 min more daylight in DecemberDaylight on 21 DecemberCampo de Besteiros 9 h 16 minPorto 9 h 12 min
Housing & costs
Official · INE Portugal, EurostatCampo de Besteiros is in the municipality of Tondela. Rents, prices and crime are published for each municipality as a whole, not for single towns.
Climate today
Town-level · ERA5-Land reanalysis 1991-2020Month by month
Town-level · ERA5-Land reanalysis 1991-2020August is the warmest month (29°C average high) and January the coolest (12°C). October is the wettest (171 mm) and July the driest (17 mm).
- JanuaryAir 12°12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAir 14°10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchAir 16°11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- AprilAir 18°13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayAir 21°12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneAir 25°6 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAir 28°4 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAir 29°4 rain daysCrowds: Peak
- SeptemberAir 26°7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberAir 20°12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAir 15°13 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAir 13°12 rain daysCrowds: Low
Crowd levels are for Centro as a whole: nights booked through online platforms in 2025, against the region's busiest month (Eurostat).
Is it getting hotter?
Town-level · ERA5-Land reanalysisDays above 35°C per year
Both measured periods come from the same reanalysis as the climate section. The bar scale runs to 10 days.
Healthcare & getting around
Town-level · straight-line distancesWithin 1.2 km of the centre
- Grocery stores0
- Pharmacies0
- Doctors & clinics1
- Train stationNo
30 min by car
- Hospitals5
- Sea beaches0
- People35,065
60 min by car
- Towns over 10,0006
- Hospitals13
- Sea beaches0
- People328,056
- Nearest train stationPapízios17 km
- Nearest bus stationCentro de Coordenação de Transportes de Tondela5.6 km
- Nearest hospitalHospital Cândido de Figueiredo - Unidade Local de Saúde de Viseu Dão-Lafões6.2 km · 10 min by car
- Nearest airport with scheduled flightsAerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE)28 km · 35 min by car
Distances are straight lines from the town centre. Drive times are by road in free-flowing traffic (OSRM on OpenStreetMap roads); people counts add up the towns reached.
Daily life
Town-level · Overture Maps places, 2026-10-21.0Within 1.2 km of the centre
- 0Grocery stores & supermarketsPortugal median: 3
- 0PharmaciesPortugal median: 1
- 2CafésPortugal median: 4
- 0RestaurantsPortugal median: 9
- 0BakeriesPortugal median: 2
- 0Gyms & fitness studiosPortugal median: 1
- 0SchoolsPortugal median: 2
- 1Doctors & clinicsPortugal median: 1
Nature & surroundings
Town-level · WorldCover, Copernicus DEM, Natura 2000, OpenStreetMapPeople & community
Modelled · EU Census 2021 gridUnder 1515 to 6465 and over
International residents
| Share of residents | Campo de Besteiros | Median town in Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Born in another EU country | 2.4% | 1.6% |
| Born outside the EU | 4.2% | 5.5% |
| Moved here from abroad in the past year | 1.6% | 1.1% |
6.6% of residents were born abroad, against 7.1% in the median town in Portugal (2021 census). From the 1 km census grid cells within 1.5 km of the centre (1,686 residents counted).
Environment & natural hazards
- EarthquakesNone since 1900No earthquakes of magnitude 5 or larger recorded within 100 km since 1900.Town-level · USGS earthquake catalog
- Air quality7.1 µg/m³Average fine particles (PM2.5) at the centre in 2023. The WHO guideline for the yearly average is 5 µg/m³.Modelled · EEA
- Wildfire3 of 10 yearsYears with a fire of 30 ha or more within 10 km of the centre, 2016-2025; 79,108 ha burnt by those fires.Town-level · EFFIS
Places like Campo de Besteiros
Matched on climate, amenities, nearest and access
- AlpenduradaNorte72% match
- São Pedro de AlvaCentro72% match
- São RomãoCentro71% match
- Rio MauNorte70% match
- MoreiraNorte70% match
Measures used: Average daily high (January), Average daily high (July), Days above 35°C (recent), Days with rain (year), Places within a 15-minute walk (grocery), Places within a 15-minute walk (cafe), Distance to nearest (train station) and Nearest airport with scheduled flights. A match of 100% would mean the same values on every one.
Common questions about Campo de Besteiros
What is the weather like in Campo de Besteiros through the year?
January averages a high of 12°C and a low of 5°C; July averages 28°C and 16°C. There are about 115 days with rain a year. These are averages for 1991-2020.
How many very hot days does Campo de Besteiros get?
Campo de Besteiros averaged 6.3 days a year above 35°C in 2016-2025, against 3.5 a year in 1991-2000.
Does it freeze in Campo de Besteiros?
Campo de Besteiros averaged 4 frost days a year (below 0°C) in 2016-2025.
What is within walking distance of the centre of Campo de Besteiros?
Within 1.2 km of the centre there are 0 grocery stores, 0 pharmacies, 1 doctors and clinics and 2 cafés. In a straight line, the nearest train station is 17 km away, the nearest bus station is 5.6 km away, the nearest hospital is 6.2 km away, the nearest beach is 51 km away and the nearest coastline is 53 km away.
What is the nearest airport to Campo de Besteiros?
Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE), 28 km from the centre in a straight line.
How much daylight does Campo de Besteiros get in winter?
9 h 16 min on 21 December, against 15 h 05 min on 21 June.
Sources & methodology
Every value comes from one of the open datasets below and is computed the same way for every town. Each section names how precise its values are: town-level, modelled or regional. Distances are straight lines from the town centre, and amenities are counted within 1.2 km of it. Read the full methodology.
"Who Campo de Besteiros suits" lines come from fixed rules applied to every town in the same way. A rule only uses values that are modelled or better, and each line shows the numbers that triggered it. How the rules work.
| Dataset | Used for | Version | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (30 m elevation) | Elevation | glo30_s120 | Copernicus DEM licence (free for any use, with attribution) |
| PM2.5, European air quality data (EEA, interpolated 1 km map) | Air quality | pm25_2023 | CC BY 4.0 |
| Burnt areas (European Forest Fire Information System, EFFIS) | Wildfires | 2016-2025 | CC BY 4.0 |
| ERA5-Land reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Data Store) | Climate | points_1991-2025 | CC BY 4.0 |
| ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m land cover) | Land cover | v200_2021 | CC BY 4.0 |
| EU Census 2021 population grid (Eurostat) | Census grid | V3 | Free reuse with acknowledgement (European Commission reuse policy) |
| Nights spent in short-stay accommodation booked through online platforms (Eurostat tour_ce_omn12) | Crowds | 2026-11-01 | CC BY 4.0 |
| Price level indices (Eurostat prc_ppp_ind) | Price level | 2026-11-01 | CC BY 4.0 |
| GeoNames | Place names and populations | 2026-10-31 | CC BY 4.0 |
| INE Portugal (local statistics on rents, house prices, crime and population) | Rents, house prices, crime and population | 2026-11-01 | CC BY 4.0 |
| Natura 2000 protected sites (EEA, end 2024) | Protected areas | end2024 | CC BY 4.0 |
| OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extracts) | Stations, hospitals, beaches, coastline | 2026-10-31 | ODbL 1.0 |
| OurAirports | Airports | 2026-10-31 | Public domain |
| Overture Maps places | Amenities | 2026-10-21.0 | CDLA-Permissive-2.0 |
| TEMIS UV index climatology (KNMI / ESA) | UV index | v2.0_clim_2004-2020 | Free use with credit; TEMIS asks to be told how the data is used |
| USGS earthquake catalog (ComCat) | Earthquakes | 2026-10-31 | Public domain |